Stop & Imagine: Preventing Marijuana Use in Colorado Youth

About

The Stop & Imagine program was developed as a response to an increased need identified by educators and physicians. They recognized that elementary school students had many questions about marijuana, but resources for students this age were lacking, particularly resources that were physician led.

In response to this members of the Colorado Academy of Family Physicians developed a curriculum that brings an educational and engaging message about staying marijuana free to classrooms and afterschool programs across Colorado.

The curriculum lasts one hour and is led by a family physician. The classroom or program participating can then have students participate in a poster drawing contest to keep the message of the curriculum alive. The program incorporates best practices from the youth prevention space, including positive messages and avoiding scare tactics. The curriculum also addresses some of the key issues research like the Healthy Kids Colorado Survey in Colorado have identified as important, including perceptions of marijuana and the ever-evolving methods of use.

Participating schools have students take a pre- and post-presentation quiz designed to gather data on how effective the program is.

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What CAFP Members Say…

I belong to the CAFP because I want to make a difference for all of the patients of Colorado, not just the ones I can see every day. At a personal level I have met family physicians from around the state and country and have developed my own leadership skills and influence. No other organization has opened so many doors for me.

CAFP board member Kyle Leggott, MD, wrote a blogpost for the AAFP about the actual causes of hospital admissions. It isn't what you expect: the high cost of care is a critical problem for patients that can have severe effects down the road. ow.ly/QSOC50zXStD

Last night the American Academy of Family Physicians unequivocally condemned overt and structural racism, acknowledged racism as a public health crisis, and reiterated the role of family physicians in healing communities. We endorse this statement fully. ow.ly/Vkic50zVM8X

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Tomorrow morning at 7am tune into the regular COVID-19 Just-in-Time ECHO for Primary Care, a partnership between CAFP, CU School of Medicine, and the CU School of Pharmacy. It has lots of updated information on hand -- details are here: ow.ly/F7yi50zcNBz

Tomorrow morning at 7am tune into the regular COVID-19 Just-in-Time ECHO for Primary Care, a partnership between CAFP, CU School of Medicine, and the CU School of Pharmacy. It has lots of updated information on hand -- details are here: ow.ly/F7yi50zcNBz